Skinned Knees and ABCs: The Complex World of Schools

ISBN-13: 9780367463229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 204 str.

Debarshi Roy

Opis

This book critically analyses schools as sites for applied behaviour systems. It utilises scientific theories in mathematics, behavioural economics, and psychology (social, cognitive and educational) to examine the complexities, failures and successes of school systems.

 

Spis treści

Part 1: Nature and Characteristics 1. Schools as Complex Systems  2. Behaviourism, Cognitivism and Constructivism in School Systems   Part 2: Behavioural Dimensions  3. The Role of Bounded Rationality and Cognitive Biases in Schools  4. Nudging Schools  5. Game Theory and Strategic Behaviour in Schools  Part 3: Operational Dimensions  6. The Psychology of Control and Conformity  7. The Safe School   Part 4: Outcomes  8. The Fallacy of the Superlatives  9. A Source of Perpetual Influence   Part 5: Summation  10. In Summation  11. Epilogue – The School and I

O autorze

Debarshi Roy is an independent researcher. He is also a management consultant and a senior professional in school management. His current research interests include complex adaptive behavioural systems, behavioural game theory and quantitative modelling of human behaviour, behavioural economics, psychological safety and empathy in school behavioural systems and their relation to school outcomes and student motivation. He has published over a dozen research papers and has presented his research at several national and international seminars and conferences.